Instrument for applying liquid finish to shoes.



H. IVIAROISI INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING LIQUID FINISH T0 SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, I917- Pamtented J anfI5, I918,

mwm v HENRI MAROIS, or Lnwistron, MAINE.

i INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING LIQUID FINISH T0 SI-IOES.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, L5, 191%.

' Application filed May 14, 1917. snal'ivo. 168,350.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENR Manors, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lewiston, in the county of. Androscoggin and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Instruments forApplying Liquid Finish to Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for applying liquidmaterial paint or blacking for instance, to the welt or edge of a shoe.Hitherto for the most part this has been done by hand with an ordinarybrush, which requires great care, skill and much time. The object ofthepresentinvention is'to providea device by which this work may be donewith greater rapidity and uniformity.

In the jdrawing herewith accompanying and forming a part of thisapplication igure 1 is an elevation partly in section of any improveddevice, showing it adapted to operate on the welt; Fig. 2 is a detailsectional view of a portion of the brush carrying feed pipe and itsadjusting valve; F ig. 3 is a detail view showing the vessel closure andmeans for supporting the guiding mechanism; Fig. 1 is a detail view of aguide for operating on the edge of the sole, andFig. 5 is a detail viewshowing means forpreventing the rotation of the brush carrying pipe inthe closure. 3

The same reference characters indicate like parts in the severalfigures.

In said drawings 1 is a container for the material being used, 2 aclosure therefor and 3 a tank for air under pressure which has an openconnection with said container. Any convenient means may be employed forfilling the air tank, of which I have illustrated a simple one whichconsists in providing the tank with an inlet pipe a in which is mounteda float check valve 5. The tank may be filled with air under pressure byblowing into the inlet pipe 4 01' by an air pump. Inserted in thecontainer, preferably through the closure, is a pipe 6, and forconvenience the outer end is curved. as shown at 7. In the end of thispipe is inserted a brush 8 which has one or more openings 9 therein. Ata convenient point in the pipe is a stop 10 having a longitudinalopening 11 therein. Extending transversely through the pipe and stop isa reciprocating valve 12 provided with an opening 13. The valve is heldby a spring 14;

normally .in position so that opening 13 is out of register with opening11. Any convenient spring device may be used for the purpose. I I haveshown a flat spring having one endattached to a bracket 15 mounted onthe pipe and the other end bifurcated, as seen at 16,,to loosely engagethe valve stem. The spring is held in place by an adjusting nut 17, Bymeans of nut 17 the valve can be adjusted so that if desired only apredetermined portion of opening 13 can be brought to register with theopening 11. Pivotally attached to the opposite side of pipe Tor to abracket15 is a lever 18, the upper end 19 of which is bifurcated andslidingly engages valve 12 and the lower end of which.isprovided with ahandle 20.

.Slidably mounted on pipe 6 is a sleeve 21 which may be locked theretoby means of a set screw 22. The sleeve supports an arm 23 to which issecured in any convenient manner a guide carrier 24.. As shown, mountedin this carrier is a guide of any suitable .form and structure adaptedto en-, gage and move along the outside of a shoe and positionedrelative to the brush so that the brush will engage thedesired part ofthe shoe as the device is movedrelative to the shoe. In Fig. 1, I. haveshown a guide 25 adapted to be used when applying the material to thewelt. It preferably a plate mounted on a yielding spring :26 secured toa plunger 27 yieldingly mounted in the carrier and adjustable by meansof a threaded nut 28. In Fig. 4 I have shown a guide adapted to be usedwith the brush when material is being applied to the edge of the sole.This consists of a U-shaped member 29 secured to plunger 27. The brushis mounted between the arms of the U-shaped member which embrace theedge of the sole and slide in engagement therewith. The space betweenthe arms of the U-member may be adjusted to fit soles of varyingthickness by means of a threaded bolt 30. The air tank may be providedwith a pipe 31 passing through the container. The feed pipe may be heldagainst rotation in the do sure by means of a clamp 32 adapted to engageit and the pipe 31 to which the air tank is connected. The form andconstruction of many of the parts which go to make up this device may bevaried and still be Within the scope and spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described,

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a liquid container, means for maintaining the llquid 1n the containerunder pressure, a feed pipe entering the contamer, a brush in said pipe,a valve in saidpipe, means for.

opening said valve and a guide located adj acent said brush and adaptedto be moved manually in contact with some part of the work.

2. In a device of the character described, a liquid container, means formaintaining the liquid in the container under pressure, a feed pipeinserted in the container, a brush insaid pipe, a valve in said pipe,means for openingsaid valve, means for varying the opening in said valveand a guide located adjacent said brush and adapted to be moved manuallyin contact with some part of the 3. In a device of the characterdescribed, a liquid container, means for maintaining the liquid in thecontainer under pressure, a feed pipe entering the container, a brush insaid pipe, a valve in said pipe, means for opening said valve and aguide yieldingly mounted adjacent said brush and adapted to be movedmanually in contact with some part of the work. i

4. Ina device of the character described, a'liquid container, means formaintaining the liquid in the container under pressure, a feed'pipeentering said "container, a brush in said pipe, a valve in said pipe,means for opening said valve, a guide located adjacent said brush andadapted to be moved manually in contact with some part of the Work andmeans for adjusting said guide relative to said brush.

5. In a device of the character described, a liquid container, means formaintaining Copies of this patent may be obtained for the liquid in thecontainer under pressure, a feed pipe entering the container, a brush insaid pipe, a valve in said pipe, means for holding said valve yieldinglyclosed, means for opening said valve comprising a hand lever looselyengaging the stem thereof and a guide located adjacent said brush andadapted to be moved manually in contact with some part of the work.

6. In a device of the character described, a liquid container, means formaintaining the liquid in the container under pressure,

a feed pipe inserted in the container, a brush o in said pipe, a valvein said pipe, means for opening said valve and a U-shaped guide locatedadjacent said brush and adapted to inclose said brush and the Work andbe movedmanually in contactwith the work. 7

8. Ina deviceofthe character described,

a liquid container, means :Eor'maintaining the liquid in the containerunder pressure, a feed pipe inserted in the container, a brush in saidpipe, a valve in said pipe, means for manually opening said valve and aguide located adjacent said brush and adapted to be moved manually incontact with some part of the work.

HENRI MABOIS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G. I

